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Wu, Kaige

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FIDEFIDE 8625417· Male· China· Born in 2011

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Kaige Wu, a 15-year-old Chinese FIDE Master, is rated 2403 — just 1 short of his peak of 2404 (Feb 2026, age 15) and ranked 3rd among Chinese players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +650 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open, XIII Torneo Internacional Cidade de Pontevedra "Masters", and V Open Internacional CA Monteolivete. He had 2 career breaks: 40 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2024). He reached Chinese #62 in Apr 2026.

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #39 in U16, World #10 in U14, World #63 in U8 and #19 and #24 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

2403

Standard

Rpd1609·Blz1519

All-time high

2404

−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#3

#3 · Chinese players under 16 · of 224

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Peak Chinese rank: #62
at age 15 · rated 2404
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+651 Elo)
1753 → 2404
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2404
at age 15 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
39th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2403
Jan 2026
2025
10th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2403
Sep 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 14
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Open Internacional Valencia Cuna Grupo B
perf 2677 (+505) · 9/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Quang Thai NgoFM 2,319
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open · Aug 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
+583
1820 → 2403
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
25/ 3473.5%
21W8D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#752309+45.6
XIII Torneo Internacional Cidade de Pontevedra "Masters"
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#252323+185.6
V Open Internacional CA Monteolivete
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/8#232297+143.6
Open Internacional Valencia Cuna Grupo B
Open Swiss
Jul 20259/9#12677+208.8
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
China
#63
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#348
in continent
World
#1,622
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
China
1
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2,753
2
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2,738
3
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2,714
4
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2,684
5
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2,661
6
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2,635
7
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2,625
8
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2,623
8
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2,623
10
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2,611
...
63🇨🇳Wu, Kaige2,403
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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348🇨🇳Wu, Kaige2,403
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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1622🇨🇳Wu, Kaige2,403